Founders & Friends

About Founders & Friends

Founders & Friends is where interior designers and creative entrepreneurs come for real conversations about building a business—and a life—that feels good. Hosted by a designer-turned-founder, each episode dives into honest, behind-the-scenes stories from industry leaders, creative thinkers, and bold business owners who are shaping the design world on their own terms. We talk about the big wins, the hard lessons, the financial truths, and the messy middle of entrepreneurship. Whether you're just starting out or scaling something big, this podcast is your reminder that you're not doing it alone—and that success can look a lot of different ways. Come for the insights, stay for the community. This is Founders & Friends—where business gets personal, and conversations get real.

Publisher

Ronniesha Rivera

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Jul 2025

Latest episode

7 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 52 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   7 Oct 2026

   52. Taking the Leap: Starting Remnant Design Studio

   In this episode, Ronniesha sits down with Elizabeth Vos and Ashley Fassbender to talk all about their individual journeys in interior design, how their paths eventually led them to each other, and the decision to take the leap and start Remnant Creative Studio together. They share the story behind Remnant, what it’s been like building a firm as co-founders, and the vision they have for this next chapter. If you are at the start of your design business this ones for you! You can find Elizabe...

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   30 Sept 2026

   51. Kelsey McGregor's Journey Building Her Design Business

   In this episode, Ronniesha sits down with Kelsey McGregor, founder and principal designer of Kelsey Leigh Design Co., to talk about what it really looks like to grow a design firm from the ground up. Kelsey shares how she got her start as a self-taught designer working alongside her husband’s home-building company and how those early projects eventually grew into a full-service design firm with a team of 10. She opens up about hiring friends, building a strong team culture, investing in busin...

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   16 Sept 2026

   50. Taboo Topics: Credit card rewards points, unreasonable hospitality, and interior architects

   In this solo episode of Founders & Friends, Ronniesha shares a behind-the-scenes look at how she’s reinvesting credit card rewards back into her interior design business, from marketing and education to stronger client and trade experiences. She also reflects on what “unreasonable hospitality” can look like in the design industry, her goals for building better trade partnerships in 2027, and the growing conversation around designers using the title “interior architect.” It’s a casual, hon...

Who has been a guest on Founders & Friends

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Georgia Economakis
• Rebecca West
• Abbey Barbay
• Amelia Horton-Eynon
• Cathleen Hall

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

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Books guests

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